2. “March to Drop the Keystone XL Pipeline and Accelerate Clean Energy" Saturday, September 21 from 10 a.m. to noon350 Santa Barbara's march will begin at Alameda Park and proceed on the sidewalk down State Street to Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara. For more information, go to 350sb.org.

The Central Coast Green Team will install more of the hardscape for its Edible Landscaping Demonstration Garden and will be pruning and weeding the city's Flower Garden. They could use your help. Bring gardening gloves and water (to keep hydrated). They'll also have some tools and gloves.

Santa Maria City Councilman Jack Boysen will speak on "Water in our Valley: After the Lawsuit and the Importation of State Water, what is the state of our groundwater basin?” The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. with ordering off the menu. The program starts at 6 p.m.

In October, the City of Santa Maria will be considering a letter supporting extension of the State Water contract to be submitted to the County Board of Supervisors. The Board is scheduled to discuss the project at its November 4th meeting. The board will not be considering the contract extension at that time, but it is likely to be part of the general discussion.

The City believes the State Water Project is important for the vitality of the Santa Maria groundwater basin. Adjudication, monitoring, and the health of the groundwater basin will be discussed.

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission is holding what is expected to be its final public hearing on the Santa Maria Energy Project. SB CAN urges you to attend and speak in support of requiring that the greenhouse gas emissions be largely, if not fully, offset.

6. SB CAN writes editorials once a month for the Santa Maria Times ("Looking Forward") and every other month for the Lompoc Record ("The Forward View"). Our latest editorials are on climate change, Santa Maria Energy, alternative energy, Gasland II and sustainable communities. Read the Santa Maria Times editorials here: http://www.sbcan.org/editorials.

7. Offshore wind-energy production survey: We provide a link to a survey by UCSB students. The following material is provided by Luke Feinberg.

As part of their Master’s thesis, a team of students from the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB is working on a project evaluating offshore wind energy potential along the central California coast. The project is sponsored by the Community Environmental Council and Infinity Wind Power, a local wind developer. Neither sponsor has any plans for developing an offshore wind project. The three basic objectives of the project are to: